growing avocados

**WINJA** · 28th June 2005, 23:32

IS THERE ANY ONE HERE THAT CAN GIVE ME ADVICE ON GROWING AVOCADOS?
I HAVE ABOUT 1 ACRE THAT I WANT TO PLANT WITH AVOCADOS

**N4CR** · 28th June 2005, 23:47

Start by sowing seeds

Umm... ill take a guess and say fertilliser, also do they like hot or cold climates etc..?

By the way.. 1 acre - looking to sell them or what? Surely you would know how to plant them before setting aside an acre..?

**Zookey** · 28th June 2005, 23:49

Right choice Winja,i have 20 hectares around me up here at Mahia.depends where you live man,.frost not enough wateretc.have a web site to give you but not on this machine.will find and coro;DUD CROP THIS YEAR.cheers

**Artifice** · 29th June 2005, 01:47

yeah, they dont grow fruit for the first 7/12 years. not sure which. but once they are mature enough you could make a ot of face cream or something to keep those wrinkles at bay.

**Slipstream** · 29th June 2005, 03:17

...who grows avocado's from the stone in a glass on her kitchen window...once it sprouts she puts it in a pot and then grows another and now she has 3 and one on the way....but somehow I don't think that way will fill up your acre very fast....

**Odin** · 29th June 2005, 03:33

Originally Posted by Slipstream

...who grows avocado's from the stone in a glass on her kitchen window...once it sprouts she puts it in a pot and then grows another and now she has 3 and one on the way....but somehow I don't think that way will fill up your acre very fast....

...and I'm guessing they are from "supermarket" stoneds ? they are no good as they are from hybrids and if they fruigt it will be a while (12 years...or more) and not nececarily very good fruigt....sorry to spoil the party. but they might be useful for grafting a branch from a "real" advocado tree on to.

**placidfemme** · 29th June 2005, 08:23

I'm not too sure how you'd grow a lot of them... But you need to know if you have a male seed/pip or a female one... one of them (proberly the male lol) doesn't grow big avo's, or doesn't grow them at all.

I've seen many people just put a toothpick into either side of the seed/pip and use the toothpicks to hold half the seed above the water level of the container/jar they keep it in... then when it starts to grow just shove it into some soil and hope it grows..

**WINJA** · 29th June 2005, 11:33

Originally Posted by Odin

...and I'm guessing they are from "supermarket" stoneds ? they are no good as they are from hybrids and if they fruigt it will be a while (12 years...or more) and not nececarily very good fruigt....sorry to spoil the party. but they might be useful for grafting a branch from a "real" advocado tree on to.

THIS IS ONE OF THE TRAPS IM WORRIED ABOUT WE USED TO GRAFT HAYWARD KIWIFRUIT ONTO BRUNO ROOT STOCK, CHEERS ODIN

**WINJA** · 29th June 2005, 11:34

Originally Posted by placidfemme

I'm not too sure how you'd grow a lot of them... But you need to know if you have a male seed/pip or a female one... one of them (proberly the male lol) doesn't grow big avo's, or doesn't grow them at all.

I've seen many people just put a toothpick into either side of the seed/pip and use the toothpicks to hold half the seed above the water level of the container/jar they keep it in... then when it starts to grow just shove it into some soil and hope it grows..

LOOKED AT SOME TREES THE MALE HAD SMALL UNEDIBLE FRUIT, PROBLEM IS HALF MY CROP WILL BE USELESS BUT I WONT FIND OUT FOR 10 YEARS

**Fart** · 29th June 2005, 11:37

Hey Winja, why plant advocados?

I hear from a friend in Tauranga that it is a very lucrative fruit and is in good demand at the moment.

**WINJA** · 29th June 2005, 11:38

Originally Posted by Zookey

Right choice Winja,i have 20 hectares around me up here at Mahia.depends where you live man,.frost not enough wateretc.have a web site to give you but not on this machine.will find and coro;DUD CROP THIS YEAR.cheers

I HAVE MY OWN CREEK , NORTH EAST FACING LAND AND MY SOIL IS FREE DRAINING SANDY LOAM SO I HOPE ITS OK.
HOW FAR APART DO YOU SPACE THE TREES?

**WINJA** · 29th June 2005, 11:45

Originally Posted by Fart

Hey Winja, why plant advocados?

I hear from a friend in Tauranga that it is a very lucrative fruit and is in good demand at the moment.

I WANT TO GROW AVACADO OR SOMETHING EASY TO SELL I HAVE ALMOST 2 ACRES AND WANT TO MAKE IT WORK FOR ME, ON 2 ACRES I CAN HAVE 2 COWS
OR SHIT LOADS OF FRUIT AND VEGE. I WOULD LIKE TO GROW TREES THEREFORE , AND THEN GROW SOMETHING BETWEEN THE TREES, AND LET MY CHICKENS BE INCHARGE OF PEST CONTROL , I GOT THE CHICKENS ALREADY AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY TURNING MY INSECTS TO EGGS

**Fart** · 29th June 2005, 12:03

Originally Posted by WINJA

I WANT TO GROW AVACADO OR SOMETHING EASY TO SELL I HAVE ALMOST 2 ACRES AND WANT TO MAKE IT WORK FOR ME, ON 2 ACRES I CAN HAVE 2 COWS
OR SHIT LOADS OF FRUIT AND VEGE. I WOULD LIKE TO GROW TREES THEREFORE , AND THEN GROW SOMETHING BETWEEN THE TREES, AND LET MY CHICKENS BE INCHARGE OF PEST CONTROL , I GOT THE CHICKENS ALREADY AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY TURNING MY INSECTS TO EGGS

Awesome !

I am thinking of buying a lifestyle block of around 3-10 acres. Is it alot of work to maintain the large piece of land? Is there anything I should be aware of before I make a decision to purchase?

**ManDownUnder** · 29th June 2005, 12:43

Originally Posted by WINJA

I WANT TO GROW AVACADO OR SOMETHING EASY TO SELL I HAVE ALMOST 2 ACRES AND WANT TO MAKE IT WORK FOR ME, ON 2 ACRES I CAN HAVE 2 COWS
OR SHIT LOADS OF FRUIT AND VEGE. I WOULD LIKE TO GROW TREES THEREFORE , AND THEN GROW SOMETHING BETWEEN THE TREES, AND LET MY CHICKENS BE INCHARGE OF PEST CONTROL , I GOT THE CHICKENS ALREADY AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY TURNING MY INSECTS TO EGGS

There is an avocado dude I came across a while ago (we were looking at doing the same) and he gave us some good pointers.
Jack Crozier
48 The Esplanade
Omokoroa Beach
Tauranga
Telephone: 07 548 1744
Fax: 07 548 1745
Mobile: 021 271 8212
Email: jcrozier@xtra.co.nz

Also, I think there is an Avocado board or grower's association around somewhere? I recall we downloaded a bunch of useful stuff.

MDU